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Johann Christoph Friedrich BACH (1732-1795) Sonatas & Trios Camerata Köln rec. 2004 CPO [KS]

Alexander BORODIN (1833-1887) Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 etc. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Vladimir Ashkenazy rec. 1991-2 DECCA LONDON [TP]

Mario CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO (1895-1968) Violin Concerto No. 2 Paul BEN-HAIM (1897-1974) Violin Concerto Itzhak Perlman (violin); Israel Philharmonic Orchesta/Zubin Mehta rec. 1990 EMI CLASSICS [RB]

Domenico CIMAROSA (1749–1801) Overtures: Volume 1 Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia/Alessandro Amoretti rec. 2000 NAXOS [GF]

Frederick DELIUS (1862-1934) The Complete Stereo Recordings Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Thomas Beecham rec. 1960-3 EMI CLASSICS [MS]

Aram KHACHATURIAN (1903-1978) Violin Concerto etc. David Oistrakh (violin); Philharmonia Orchestra/Aram Khachaturian rec. 1954EMI CLASSICS   [RB]

Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) Horn Concertos Nos. 1-4 Jacek Muzyk (horn); Amadeus Chamber Orchestra of Polish Radio/Agnieszka Duczmal rec. 2006 NAXOS [TP]

Luys de NARVÁEZ (c.1500-after 1550) Musica del Delphin Pablo Márquez (guitar) rec. 2006 ECM NEW SERIES [GPu]

Joaquín RODRIGO (1901-1999) El hijo fingido Basilisia Coro y Orquestra de la Comunidad de Madrid/Miguel Roa rec. 2000 EMI CLASSICS  [GPu]

Giuseppe VERDI (1813–1901) Il trovatore Wiener Symphoniker/Thomas Rösner rec. 2006 OPUS ARTE [GF]

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